First results from the TROPOMI instrument

08 december 2017

The first results from the TROPOMI instrument on board ESA’s Sentinel 5-Precursor (S5P) satellite show global pollution in stunning clarity.

The first results from the TROPOMI instrument on board ESA’s Sentinel 5-Precursor (S5P) satellite show global pollution in stunning clarity. The unprecedented spatial resolution of 3.5 x 7 km at nadir will give the scientific community new insights in plume dynamics, emissions inventories, and air quality monitoring. Work by KNMI, DLR, and SRON was recently presented at the First Light Event held at the German Aerospace Center

A comparison of SO2 concentrations from the Agung eruption on Bali from GOME-2A and TROPOMI (Image credit: DLR)